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Altar Flowers & Bulletins
It is always nice to see fresh flowers on our altar on a Sunday morning.
So, please sign up now for your date for altar flowers or bulletins.
The sign up list is located in the church narthex.
Altar Flowers are $37.50 a week.
Bulletins are $12.00 a week
Questions or dedications, call the office at 717-273-3912 or email [email protected]
Our flowers are supplied by ‘Crazy for Daisies’
July 2019 Steeple
Don’t forget to join us on Sundays for our worship service at 9:30 a.m.; Normal worship schedule will resume in the Fall!
See you in the pew!
IN THIS ISSUE OF THE STEEPLE:
--An article by the Church Council
President, Paul Weidman
--Music News & Views from Music
Director Steve Suk
--Monthly Worship Team Schedule
--Church Activity Calendar
FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS:
--Opportunity to teach children’s Sunday
School Class
--Upcoming events here at the church!
--Mt. Gretna Bible Festival!
--Mt. Lebanon Camp Meeting!
Any articles or information for
the next monthly Steeple should
be submitted to the church
secretary’s office via email or
mailbox a week in advance of the
last day of the month.
St. Stephen’s Christian Fellowship Church 1100 Hunters Chase Lane
Lebanon, PA 17046
WORDS FOR REFLECTION:
Church Council President’s Comments
Greetings,
Summer is upon us and hopefully things are going well.
Vacation Bible School was a big success! It was wonderful to see all the children
having a great time learning, crafting, singing, snacking, and playing. Thanks to all
who helped to make this VBS a big hit for the children!
There are several other exciting things being planned for the future. On July 14th at
6:30 pm, we are holding a special service for Dave Barry. Dave is Bruce Barry's
brother and has been a member of St. Stephen's since birth. Dave likes to sing the
old time hymns from the heart. Dave lives in a group home and isn't able get to
church on Sunday mornings. This is our way of being able to share some special
time with Dave. Please come out and join us.
We are again holding Singspiration in August! Also, planning for Rally Day in
September is in the works.
We are also working on Sunday morning Sunday School for all ages starting this
fall.
It may be summer, but things are still happening at St. Stephen's.
May God Bless you with a refreshing summer,
Paul Weidman
Music News and Views – July 2019 By Steve Suk
Civil War Music: The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)
Of all the songs written during and about the War, perhaps none is as strongly identified with the
Union cause today as Julia Ward Howe's stirring "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." For over 138
years this song has been a fixture in patriotic programs and is still sung in schools and churches
across the nation.
In the early days of the War, the song "John Brown's Body" was wildly popular. Although in its
original incarnation it had nothing to do with the notorious abolitionist leader hanged at Harpers
Ferry on December 2, 1859, it became inextricably identified with him and acquired new verses that
were sung by Federal troops and Union sympathizers alike. The tune was borrowed from an old
Methodist hymn, "Say, Brothers, Will You Meet Us?" by William Steffe.
In November of 1861, Julia Ward Howe, the daughter of a well-to-do New York City banker, was
touring Union army camps near Washington, D.C. with Reverend James Freeman Clarke and her
husband, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, who was a member of President Lincoln's Military Sanitary
Commission and a fervent abolitionist. During the course of their camp visit, the group began to sing
some of the currently popular war songs, among them "John Brown's Body." In one of those rare
flashes of inspiration that leave their mark on the history of a nation, Reverend Clarke was moved to
suggest that Mrs. Howe pen new lyrics to the familiar tune. She replied that she had often thought of
doing just exactly that.
The following morning, as Mrs. Howe later described it, she "awoke...in the gray of the early dawn,
and to my astonishment found that the wished-for lines were arranging themselves in my brain. I lay
quite still until the last verse had completed itself in my thoughts, then hastily arose, saying to myself,
'I shall lose this if I don't write it down immediately.'"
Mrs. Howe's lyrics first appeared on the front page of the Atlantic Monthly in February of 1862.
Editor James T. Fields, who paid her $5 for the piece, is credited with having given the song the name
by which it is known today.
After the war, Mrs. Howe was active in the women's suffrage movement. In 1868, she founded the
New England Women's Club and was one of the founders of the New England Women's Suffrage
Association. She was much in demand as a lecturer. Although she continued her writing, nothing she
produced ever achieved the popularity of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." She died on
October 17, 1910, at the age of 91.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
July 2019
Our Worship Team List
Lectors:
Ushers: Greeters:
July 7
Paul Weidman
July 14
Joy Weidman
July 21
Brian Weidman
July 28
Kim Weidman
July 7
Devin Gill & Sarah Gill
July 14
Bruce Barry & June Barry
July 21
Kaitlyn Day & Melody Gipe
July 28
Stephanie Bossler & Joanne Krall
July 7
Steve Gipe & Melody Gipe
July 14
Ken Shank
July 21
Stephanie Bossler
July 28
Linda Focht
Counting Teams:
July 7 Team #4 Cindy Klingler
July 14 Team #5 Johan Berger
July 21 Team #1 June Barry
July 28 Team #2 Brian Weidman
Communion Usher Schedule: DATE: USHER 1: USHER 2:
July 7 Johan Berger Devin Gill
August 4 Janet Light Dan Light
September 1 Melody Gipe Stephanie Bossler
October 6 Erin Frantz Tyler Frantz
November 3 Bruce Barry June Barry
December 1 Johan Berger Devin Gill
January 5 Richard Rights Helen Crawford
7/01 David Barry
7/03 Julie Class
7/05 Susan Ziegler
7/06 Johan Berger
7/09 Blake Gipe &
George Miller
7/10 Loren Earhart
7/12 Mason Welch
7/26 Lori Nolt &
Diane Suk
7/09 Tyler & Erin Frantz
CENTRAL PA FOOD BANK
Please consider supporting the food bank’s efforts by providing the most needed items:
Peanut Butter (to go size)
Shelf Stable 100% Fruit Juice
Canned Chicken and Tuna
Single serve Macaroni and Cheese
Shelf Stable Milk 8oz
Almonds
Individual Fruit Cups 4oz (peaches, pears, mixed fruit)
MT. LEBANON CAMP MEETING 2019
July 14th—July 21st
23 Mt. Lebanon Drive, Lebanon, PA 17046
3 Miles North of Lebanon on Route 343
Sunday Evening Concerts:
*Concerts begin at 6pm;
July 14th & 19th begin at 7pm*
July 7th—Amazing Grass
July 14th—Gaither Style Homecoming
Concert
July 19th—“Ministers of Music”
August 4th—Keystone Band of
Rehrersburg
August 18th—The Hagans Family
August 31st—Lore family Singers
**For more information about all the
events at the camp meeting, check out a
brochure in the Narthex**
UPCOMING EVENTS
Singspiration – August
Rally Day – September
**Look for information regarding these
activities in the coming weeks!**
Don’t Forget!
Our Facebook:
Haven’t liked us on
Facebook yet?
It’s not too late,
check us out at…
St. Stephen’s
Christian Fellowship
Church
Our Website:
Check us out online for
updates on news around
the church and church
information.
Check us out at:
http://saintstephenscfc.org
Also, if you have any
information for the website
or monthly Steeple see that
our secretary receives it as
early as possible!
Looking for Fall Sunday School Teacher(s) for
Pre-K-Kindergarten Class
Please contact Erin Frantz if interested in
volunteering ([email protected] or 717-376-9460)
NURSERY SCHEDULE
**NO nursery schedule for summer months;
nursery will still be provided**
Sept. 9th Kristie Hilbert & Lindsey Welch
Sept. 16th Jill Barr & Kim Weidman
Sept. 23rd Kaitlyn Day & Steph Bossler
Sept. 30th Joanne Krall & Erin Frantz
Oct. 7th Janet Light & Amy Cannistraci
Oct. 14th Cindy Klingler & Joy Weidman
Oct. 21st Bruce & June Barry
Oct 28th Brian & Kim Weidman
Mt. Gretna Bible Festival 2019
Worship Services: Fridays at 7:00 pm in June,
Sundays at 10:00 am in July and August
July 7th—Piercing Word
July 14th—Men in Harmony
July 21st—Ron Susek
July 28th—Massed Choir
July 31st—Brothers in Grace
August 3rd—Handbell Festival
August 7th—The Hymns of Charles Wesley
August 11th—Pastor David Kieffer
August 18th—Susquehanna Chorale
August 25th—QuintEssentially Bass
**All programs begin at 7:00 pm in the Historic Tabernacle (3rd
St. & Glossbrenner Ave., GPS Address: 41 Boulevard St.
Mt. Gretna, PA 17064)
JULY PRAISE SERVICE
“Old Time Religion”
July 14th, 6:30 pm
Special Guest: Dave Barry
July 2019
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Camera Club
(SH)
6:00 pm
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8 9
10
11 12 13
Worship
9:30 am
Church
Council
7:00 pm
14 15 16
17
18 19 20
Worship
9:30 am
Praise Service
6:30 pm
21 22 23 24
25 26 27
Worship
9:30 am
28 29 30 31
Choir Practice
7:00 pm
Choir Practice
7:00 pm
Worship
9:30 am
SH-Social Hall
CR-
Conference
Room
ST. STEPHEN’S CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
1100 Hunters Chase Lane
Lebanon PA 17046
717-273-3912
Email: [email protected]
Website:
www.saintstephenscfc.org
July 2019
Special thanks goes out to
everyone who helped with
VBS! Also, the children
raised $122.25 in nightly
offering for the Capital
Area Therapeutic Riding
Association!